timgdavies
commented
8 years ago These are great insights.
I'm wondering whether this is best done via the AidType codelist, or some other location in the standard though. The current AidType codelist has entries for:
- A01 General budget support
- A02 Sector budget support
- B01 Core support to NGOs, other private bodies, PPPs and research institutes
- B02 Core contributions to multilateral institutions
- B03 Contributions to specific-purpose programmes and funds managed by international organisations (multilateral, INGO)
- B04 Basket funds/pooled funding
- C01 Project-type interventions
- D01 Donor country personnel
- D02 Other technical assistance
- E01 Scholarships/training in donor country
- E02 Imputed student costs
- F01 Debt relief
- G01 Administrative costs not included elsewhere
- H01 Development awareness
- H02 Refugees in donor countries
But there is also FlowType with entries for:
- 10 - ODA - Official Development Assistance
- 20 - OOF - Other Official Flows
- 30 - Private grants - made by NGOs and other civil society organisations (e.e. philantropic foundations) based in the reporting DAC country
- 35 - Private Market - Private market
- 40 - Non flow - e.g. GNI
- 50 - Other flows - e.g. non-ODA component of peacebuilding operations
And there appears to be a model for capturing loans (see Loan RepaymentType codelist, though I'm not quite sure how this works).
So - the question we might set ourselves first is can the following be modelled in IATI already:
- Private loans
- Subsidies
- Microfinance
- (others?)
And if not, where would be the best place to represent them?
(We would also need to think carefully about any precedent to draw upon for a codelist, and making sure there are clear use-cases for each code)
lgrino
stevieflow
Hi everyone,
When we presented at the ICTforAg conference, we received a lot of feedback from the private sector. In addition to some of the data requests we've already been hearing, those working in impact investing and other private investors would like to know the different types of aid. This is needed to not be "crowded out" and invest in areas where market approaches don't make much sense. The private sector would like to know which type aid is given: loans, subsidies, microfinance, etc.
The Aid Type field can help us get to this data request. Presently, the codelist for Aid Type doesn't reflect this data need. Perhaps, we should propose changes to the codelist to distinguish more market driven approaches to those which provide subsidies, grants, etc.